Bass Coast residents and visitors can minimise the spread of the highly infectious subvariant of COVID-19 these April school holidays and Easter long weekend. The BA.2 subvariant is up to...
Bass Coast residents who have suffered with COVID have urged everyone to get a booster dose to minimise the impact of the virus on their health and their lives. A...
Bass Coast Health Board Member and Phillip Island resident Mim Kershaw has never felt lingering lethargy and insomnia like that caused by COVID-19. And that’s nearly a month after catching...
COVID cases are rising in our community as the more contagious BA.2 subvariant spreads quickly throughout Victoria and according to Bass Coast Health CEO Jan Child, it’s never been more...
Bass Coast Health (BCH) is proud to be supporting people living with diabetes from the war-torn country of Ukraine. People living with diabetes are being impacted by a shortage of...
Following a busy long weekend in Bass Coast people with COVID symptoms are urged to continue to get tested to help contain the spread of the virus in the community...
While we know Omicron COVID cases have been decreasing, we also know that it is critically important that we remain ready for the next COVID variant, and the next influx...
Bass Coast Health delivers a vital service to young families and now from a new location. The Bass Coast Health Maternal and Child Health Service has a new office location...
Bass Coast Health is pleased to welcome the return of surgery to the operating theatres at Wonthaggi Hospital after it was postponed during the recent Omicron COVID surge. Elective surgery...
In the past weeks, Bass Coast Health has recruited over 20 new staff on a permanent basis, following a campaign seeking additional employees to help the health service meet the...
Bass Coast Health is pleased to welcome the largest graduate nurse intake that we have ever had. Sixteen graduate nurses – some who are local to Bass Coast and others...
Sharyl Brockett and her Guide Dog Daisy are welcome new members of Bass Coast Health’s (BCH) team. Sharyl has relocated from Geelong to bring her social work skills to the...
Parents are encouraged to give their teenagers maximum protection against COVID-19 by ensuring they have a booster. Teenagers aged 16 and 17 can now have a booster if it’s been...
The new Wonthaggi Hospital Expansion project is looking fabulous and more exciting works are on the way. In 4-6 weeks, a new temporary entrance to the carpark in Graham Street...
Community members, staff and an expert consulting team (see above) are busy discussing how the new Phillip Island Community Hospital will look and operate when it opens in 2023/24. The...
Bass Coast Health is calling on more people in the community to get a COVID booster to give our community greater protection against the virus. While most people in the...
Bass Coast Health (BCH) is providing priority services to the community as the health service enters the fourth week of its Code Brown Pandemic Plan. Dialysis and maternity are among...
Bass Coast Health (BCH) thanks the Phillip Island community for continuing to support COVID testing efforts after the health service distributed 119 Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) to eligible community members...
Health services are assisting people with COVID-19 to recover in their homes where possible, via the COVID-19 Positive Pathways South Gippsland Coast Partnership. Patients receive tailored treatment plans as part...
Steeped in the history of the Wonthaggi Hospital, the Bass Coast Health Ladies’ Auxiliary (the Ladies Auxiliary) continues to garner community interest in and support for health services today. The...
